Cazin, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

🇧🇦 Cazin is a city located in Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in north-west Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Bosanska Krajina region, near the border with Croatia.

The municipality is often also called Cazinska Krajina. The town of Cazin is located on the main road which connects Bihać and Velika Kladuša.

History Cazin has several historic places, some dating back to the 14th century. Ostrožac castle and Radetina Tower are located in Cazin. Cazin was the city of Knin Bishop.

From 1929 to 1941, Cazin was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

The Cazin uprising of 1950, an armed anti-state rebellion of peasants, occurred in Cazin and neighboring Velika Kladuša and Slunj, which were all part of Communist Yugoslavia at the time. The peasants revolted against the forced collectivization and collective farms by the Yugoslav government on the farmers of its country. Following a drought in 1949, the peasants of Yugoslavia were unable to meet unrealistic quotas set by their government and were punished. The revolt that followed the drought resulted in the killings and persecution of those who organized the uprising, but also many innocent civilians. It was the only peasant rebellion in the history of Cold War Europe.

Settlements Aside from the urban area of Cazin, the city administrative area comprises the following settlements: • Bajrići • Brezova Kosa • Bukovica • Crnaja • Čajići • Čizmići • Ćehići • Ćoralići • Donja Barska • Donja Koprivna • Donja Lučka • Glogovac • Gornja Barska • Gornja Koprivna • Gornja Lučka • Gradina • Hadžin Potok • Kapići • Kličići • Kovačevići • Krakača • Krivaja • Liđani • Liskovac • Ljubijankići • Majetići • Miostrah • Mujakići • Mutnik • Osredak • Ostrožac • Ostrožac na Uni • Pećigrad • Pivnice • Pjanići • Podgredina • Polje • Ponjevići • Prošići • Rošići • Rujnica • Skokovi • Stijena • Šturlić • Šturlićka Platnica • Toromani • Tržac • Tržačka Platnica • Tržačka Raštela • Urga • Vilenjača • Vrelo • Zmajevac

Demographics The ethnic composition of the municipality: Bosniaks; Croats; Serbs; Yugoslavs; Others/Unspecified.

Religion The main religious group in Cazin is Islam followed by Catholic and then Orthodox.

Sport Local football club Krajina has spent two seasons at the top tier of the Bosnia and Herzegovina football pyramid, but has mainly played at the second and third level.